today on inside politics, two minutes and a not guilty plea. the third attempt to bring an alleged trump co-conspirator before a judge went according to plan. that as new cnn reporting provides a window into what federal prosecutors knew before the mar-a-lago search. plus, ron desantis tries to have his cake and eat it, too, but he risks angering the trump base by attacking donald trump while defending a video that critics say crosses the line into outright homophobia. and putin, kim, trump. a new ad from team pence says the former president doesn t deserve a second term because he s soft on dictators. i m abby phillip in for dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. this morning important action inside the case against donald trump. the valet charged alongside the former president pleaded not guilty to six federal charges inside a courtroom after two failed previous attempts to arraign him. we start there in miami at that federal courthouse wher
heard when the former president united states, and wants to return, tells people on christmas day that they can rot in hell. just as congresswoman debbie dingell says, trump s rot in hell christmas mers it was, to say the least, unpresidential. special counsel jack smith is filing a new motion to block trump for making political arguments during his criminal trial. also tonight, michigan supreme court decides against removing trump from the 2024 ballot, unlike colorado s highest court and now extra security is needed for those justices. plus, the republicans all out assault on voting rights, which includes plans to ask the u.s. supreme court to preserve their undemocratically gerrymandered maps in wisconsin. good evening. and charles coleman, in for joy reid, and we have got a lot to talk about. we begin tonight with a new year faster protesting, many looking head to 2024 and wondering what else could be in store. that certainly appears to be the case for former president d
announce their participation. one of them former vice president mike pence submitted his government forms today. correspondent mark meredith is on the story tonight. good evening, mark. bret, good evening, like you said, it s getting bigger by the day. the three men jumping into the race this week are all former prominent trump supporters. clear candidates feel more comfortable taking on the frontrunner. the question remains will republicans want an alternative next year. hello, iowa. former vice president mike pence is challenging donald trump for the demonstration. today pence filed his paperwork with the fec and will formally roll out his campaign in iowa on wednesday. republican primary voters are going to look at the field, think very deeply about who can best carry our message and carry majorities to victory. pence will face considerable competition including from south carolina senator tim scott who tonight is generating considerable buzz after appearing on
and wants to return, tells people on christmas day that they can rot in hell. just as congresswoman debbie dingell says, trump s rot in hell christmas message was, to say the least, unpresidential. now, special counsel jack smith is filing a new motion to block trump for making political arguments during his criminal trial. also tonight, michigan supreme court decides against removing trump from the 2024 ballot, unlike colorado s highest court and now extra security is needed for those justices. plus, the republicans all out assault on voting rights, which includes plans to ask the u.s. supreme court to preserve their undemocratically gerrymandered maps in wisconsin. good evening. i m charles coleman, in four joy reid, and we have got a lot to talk about. we begin tonight with a new year faster protesting, many looking head to 2024 and wondering what else could be in store. that certainly appears to be the case for former president donald trump who has been the holidays not
conviction. why so many voters know the ex president did something criminal but still plan to vote for him anyway. for the most part even if he was found guilty i would still vote for him. she s here on that. just hours after the colorado supreme court kick to trump off the ballot, the threats started pouring in. ryan riley has the latest. plus language meant to divide us. it is language that i think people have rightly found similar to the language of hitler. the biden campaign now explicitly calling out what donald trump is doing. i never read mein kampf. and rudy giuliani declares bankruptcy rather than pay out millions in lawsuits. just who he owes money to when all in starts, right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. are very polarized country where it s hard to achieve consensus on just about anything, a strong majority of americans believe that donald trump is a crook. this comes from new polling by the new york times which found that 58%